Current：Home > reviewsWhen mortgage rates are too low to give up -Ascend Finance Compass
When mortgage rates are too low to give up
View
Date：2025-04-12 11:38:54
The average mortgage rate in the U.S. just hit 7.09%—its highest level in more than two decades. And that's having ripple effects in the wider economy. Some homeowners feel locked in, tethered to their super low interest rates and unable to find something better. Today on the show, what happens when homeowners are locked in by low rates?
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (528)
Related
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Nevada attorney general appeals to state high court in effort to revive fake electors case
- Allegations left US fencers pitted against each other weeks before the Olympics
- Paris Olympics opening ceremony: Everything you didn't see on NBC's broadcast
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Thousands battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts
- Paris Olympics highlights: USA wins first gold medal, Katie Ledecky gets bronze Saturday
- She died riding her beloved horse. Now, it will be on Olympic stage in her memory.
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Three members of family gospel group The Nelons killed in Wyoming plane crash
Ranking
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- Watch this soldier's shocked grandparents scream with joy over his unexpected visit
- Thrilling performances in swimming relays earn Team USA medals — including first gold
- Feds Contradict Scientific Research, Say the Salton Sea’s Exposed Lakebed Is Not a Significant Source of Pollution for Disadvantaged Communities
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- 'Alien: Romulus' cast faces freaky Facehuggers at Comic-Con: 'Just run'
- Will Simone Biles' husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, be in Paris?
- Rafael Nadal will compete in singles at the Paris Olympics, his manager tells the AP
Recommendation
McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Mixtapes
Team USA men's water polo team went abroad to get better. Will it show at Paris Olympics?
‘A Repair Manual for the Planet’: What Would It Take to Restore Our Atmosphere?
Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
Three members of family gospel group The Nelons killed in Wyoming plane crash
How many Olympics has Simone Biles been in? A look at all her appearances at the Games.
Archery could be a party in Paris Olympics, and American Brady Ellison is all for it